摘要：Athletes have been wearing compression clothing (e.g., shorts, tights, or stockings) for many years in attempts to prevent injury, aid performance, and help recover after exercise. More recently, a number of manufacturers have developed compression garments which they market as "toning apparel." Most of these garments incorporate elasticized "toning panels" which are designed to provide resistance as the user moves through a given range of motion. This added resistance purportedly increases muscle activation, which would result in greater energy expenditure and muscle toning benefits compared to exercising in regular exercise clothing. We believe that the validity of these claims has never been verified. The purpose of our study was to determine whether wearing toning capris had an appreciable effect on the physiological, perceptual, or muscular responses during exercise.
